This is an actual open text to my children (Ages: 23, 22 & 17).  I am sharing this raw unedited conversation because I know there are mothers out there that have been brought to their knees in their quest to do all they can for their kids.  There are joys of motherhood indeed, but I think rarely do you hear women talk about the despair, the pain and the frustration of raising children, especially if you are a single parent.  For me some of my biggest triggers and wounds have